Interestingly, there is a very considerable spread in the predicted peak rates for the 2011 October Draconids, with the maximum ZHR ranging from a few tens of meteors per hour to several hundred, as viewed by a single observer.

Draconids are slow moving meteors, and with the constellation being circumpolar, there does not really seem to be a 'best' time to view, though some predictions suggest all night starting from the evening of October 8.

If you're in North America, the predicted peak will occur in the afternoon, so you'll be looking for the tail-off of the expected outburst--or perhaps you'll benefit from an error of just a few hours in when we're supposed to meet the bulk of the Draconids.

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